Let me ask you a quick question: The last time you started a diet (or decided to eat healthier, start exercising or make some other positive change in your life) on what day of the week [...]
Here’s something you may not know about me: I love college basketball, to the extent that I jump up and down and scream at the television as if the players can hear me. See, I grew [...]
If you’re a parent like me, you probably spend a fair amount of time on the sidelines, cheering on your kids while they participate in their favorite activities. I stand on the sidelines to cheer on [...]
“You've come too far to quit now.” These were the words of our 14-year-old son to my husband Jay, who was staring blankly at his computer screen. That computer screen showed that simplify 101’s web server [...]
Whether you like to call them wishes, dreams, resolutions or goals, if you’re serious about making change in your life, try these five ideas. They’ll help you make your goals, resolutions, wishes and dreams come true. [...]
This is a sample of my weekly Quick Tip email. If you don't yet subscribe, you can sign up here. In January this year, just like every January for as long as I can remember, I wrote [...]
I mentioned in my Finish It Friday post last week that I’m trying something new—cleaning during the week instead of on the weekends. One of my underlying motivations for doing this is to create bigger blocks [...]
One summer before I had kids, I decided to take up golf. Under the advice of friends, I took golf lessons. The idea was to learn the basic fundamentals of golfing before I developed bad habits [...]
Back when I worked for big companies, I loved the week between Christmas and New Year’s. I was one of the few people who always worked during that week. In the beginning, this was out of [...]
I’ve been pondering the power of goals for the past several days. It is the start of the year after all—a time to set New Year’s resolutions, or new goals, for the year ahead. I love [...]